Narangba is a town and
suburb of the
Moreton Bay Region
The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shir ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia. It is located 34 km north of
Brisbane CBD
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. This suburb has rural origins, but is being redeveloped as a residential suburb on the outskirts of the greater
Brisbane
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metropolitan area. In the , Narangba had a population of 20,910 people.
Geography
The
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Nat ...
enters the suburb from the south-east (
Dakabin /
North Lakes
North Lakes is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. According to the , North Lakes had a population of 23,030 people.
Geography
The suburb is mostly made up of newly developed housing originally around the North Lakes ...
) and exits to the north-east (
Burpengary /
Deception Bay).
The
North Coast railway line enters the suburb from the south (
Kurwongbah / Dakabin) and exits to the north (Burpengary) with the suburb served by
Narangba railway station
Narangba railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Narangba in the Moreton Bay Region.
History
Narangba station first opened in 1888 as Sideling Creek. In 2013, an upgrade of the sta ...
().
History
Narangba is situated in the
Yugara
The Jagera people, also written Yagarr, Yaggera, and other variants, are the Australian Aboriginal people who spoke the Yuggera language. The Yuggera language which encompassed a number of dialects was spoken by the traditional owners of the te ...
bul traditional
Indigenous Australian
Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...
country. The name ''Narangba'' possibly originated from an Aboriginal word meaning "small place" or "small ridge". Earlier, it was part of an area referred to as Stoney Creek. The railway station was originally called Sideling Creek Station, but later renamed as Narangba. The suburb lies within the
Burpengary Creek catchment area.
Narangba State School opened on 27 January 1910.
Jinibara State School opened on 29 January 1996.
Narangba Valley State High School opened on 1 January 2000.
Narangba Valley State School opened on 1 January 2005.
In the , Narangba recorded a population of 18,573 people, 50.8% of whom are females and 49.2% of whom are males.
The median age of the Narangba population was 32 years, 6 years below the national median of 38.
78.2% of people living in Narangba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 5.1%, South Africa 1.1%, Philippines 0.5%, Scotland 0.5%.
91.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Afrikaans, 0.3% Hindi, 0.3%, Filipino 0.2%, German 0.2%, Italian 0.2%.
Education
Narangba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at School Street ().
In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 712 students with 53 teachers (48 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).
It includes a
special education
Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...
program.
![Jinibara State School, 2022](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Jinibara_State_School%2C_2022.jpg)
Jinibara State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 Cottontree Drive ().
In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 784 students with 57 teachers (53 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent).
It includes a special education program.
Narangba Valley State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Creekside Drive ().
In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,157 students with 74 teachers (69 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).
It includes a special education program.
Narangba Valley State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Harris Avenue ().
In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,027 students with 146 teachers (141 full-time equivalent) and 51 non-teaching staff (39 full-time equivalent).
It includes a special education program.
A new Catholic primary and secondary school is expected to open in 2025 initially offering Prep to Year 3 and Year 7 schooling.
Amenities
Lifebuilders Church holds English-language services at Narangba Valley State School on Creekside Drive () and
Afrikaans-language services at North Lakes Hotel at
North Lakes
North Lakes is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. According to the , North Lakes had a population of 23,030 people.
Geography
The suburb is mostly made up of newly developed housing originally around the North Lakes ...
. It is part of the
Wesleyan Methodist Church.
Narangba has many sporting facilities, notably there are two baseball/softball pitches and three soccer fields off Harris Avenue - home of Narangba Eagles FC,
as well as two rugby fields as a part of Duncombe Park.
Additionally, there is a basketball half court, a dog park, and a small skate park off Harris Avenue.
Parks
There are a number of parks in the area:
* Gekko Gully Park ()
* Narangba Sporting Complex ()
[
* Narangba Sports Reserve ()][
]
Transport
Narangba railway station
Narangba railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Narangba in the Moreton Bay Region.
History
Narangba station first opened in 1888 as Sideling Creek. In 2013, an upgrade of the sta ...
provides regular Queensland Rail City network
The Queensland Rail Citytrain network, provides urban, suburban and interurban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia.
History
The first railway in Queensland did not run to Brisbane, but ran from Ipswich to ...
services to Brisbane and Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...
, as well as Caboolture and the Sunshine Coast.
The 663 local loop bus service provides transport throughout the suburb connecting it to train services. The 668 service runs from Narangba railway station to the nearby suburb of North Lakes.
Being near the Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Nat ...
, Narangba is accessible to both the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.
In 2014 Queensland Rail Translink completed works on the recently refurbished Narangba train station creating a state of the art facility consisting of multiple platforms and secure car parks. Narangba train station now forms a staging point for inbound and outbound express trains.
Climate
The climate in Narangba is a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa). It consists of hot, humid and wet summers and mild, mainly dry winters.
Precipitation in the warmer months is usually from thunderstorms, of which many can be severe. It can also come from remnants of cyclones sweeping down the east coast. In the winter months, precipitation comes from cold fronts or an Australian east coast low
Australian east coast lows (known locally as east coast lows, maritime lows and sometimes as east coast cyclones) are extratropical cyclones or low-pressure systems on the coast of southeastern Australia that
may be caused by both mid-latitude ...
(also known as an ECL).
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Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region
Towns in Queensland